Uniper rescue to cost Germany an extra 25 bn euros
Troubled gas giant Uniper on Wednesday said the German government would need to spend an additional 25 billion euros under a planned nationalisation to stave off the firm's collapse in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Read moreFrench aid groups in disarray after latest Mali bustup
French-backed NGOs in Mali fear their future is in limbo after relations between the military-run hosts and France hit the wall.
Read moreTrial of Kremlin critic Yashin starts in Russia
A Russian court on Wednesday began the trial of opposition politician Ilya Yashin who faces up to a decade in prison for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
Read moreGermany players cover mouths in protest for World Cup photo
Germany's players covered their mouths for the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in protest at FIFA's refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands.
Read moreManchester United owners eye record football club sale
Manchester United would fetch a record amount for a football club should their American owners sell the English giants after 17 years at the helm, analysts said Wednesday.
Read moreStrike kills Ukraine newborn and hits Kyiv infrastructure
Russian strikes killed a newborn baby at a maternity ward in southern Ukraine and targeted energy infrastructure in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the latest in a series of systematic attacks that has caused nationwide blackouts.
Read moreRebel dancer suddenly quits Paris Opera: statement
One of the best-known male dancers at the Paris Opera, who has won a big following outside ballet for working as a judge on the French equivalent of "Strictly Come Dancing", on Wednesday quit the company after months of tension.
Read moreRonaldo Man United partnership a dream, but nothing lasts - Bruno Fernandes
Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes says it was a dream to play with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, but "nothing lasts forever".
Read moreEuropean equities waver on economic gloom
European stock markets wavered on Wednesday on news that the eurozone and UK economies shrank in November, but by less than the prior month.
Read moreTeen killed in twin Jerusalem bus stop bombings
Explosions hit two bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, killing a teen and wounding 14, in unclaimed attacks cheered by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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